Privacy Policy for Snapchat Public Profile
Last updated: April 04, 2026
Welcome to Snapchat Public Profile! This Privacy Policy describes how Snap Inc. ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses information when you use our Snapchat Public Profile features (the "Service"). Your privacy is critically important to us. Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your information and how we will treat it.
Information We Collect
We collect various types of information when you access or use our Service. This information helps us provide, improve, and protect our Service.
Information Collected Automatically
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IP Address: We collect your device's IP address, which helps us understand your approximate location, diagnose server problems, and administer our Service. This information is also used for security purposes to help protect against fraudulent activities.
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Browser Type: We collect information about the web browser you use (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Safari). This helps us optimize our Service for different browsers and troubleshoot compatibility issues.
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Operating System: We collect information about the operating system on your device (e.g., iOS, Android, Windows). This allows us to ensure our Service functions correctly across various platforms and to improve your user experience.
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Pages Visited: We collect data about the pages you visit within the Snapchat Public Profile Service, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics. This helps us understand how users engage with our Service, identify popular content, and improve navigation and content delivery.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for various purposes, including:
Authentication: To identify you when you sign in to our Service.
Security: To detect and prevent security risks and to help protect your data.
Preferences: To remember information about your browser and your preferences, like your preferred language.
Analytics: To help us understand how users interact with our Service, identify popular features, and measure the effectiveness of our content.
Advertising: To deliver more relevant ads to you and to track the performance of advertising campaigns.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
Third-Party Services
We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service, to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services, or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.
Service Providers
These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. Examples include analytics providers, hosting services, and customer support platforms.
Links to Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Advertising
We may use information collected through our Service, including information about your activity, to personalize the advertisements you see on Snapchat and through our third-party advertising partners. This means we may use your interests, location, and interactions with Public Profiles to show you more relevant ads.
We may also work with third-party advertising partners to display advertisements on our Service or to manage our advertising on other sites. These partners may use cookies and similar technologies to gather information about your activities across different websites and online services to provide you with targeted advertising based on your interests.
You may be able to opt-out of personalized advertising through device settings or through industry opt-out tools.
Children's Privacy
Our Service is not directed to anyone under the age of 13 ("Children").
Our Policy Towards Children
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children have provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from Children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
Notification of Changes
We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective, and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
Questions?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by visiting this page: contact.html